He was a Master Mariner and was Captain of the Leyland Line Steamer S.S. Devonian, of Liverpool. He was part of the rescue of the S.S. Volturno, which had caught fire in the North Atlantic and had been abandoned on 9th October 1913. His ship rescued 59 survivors. He was awarded by the King, along with 231 officers and other men the silver medal for gallantry. The Board of Trade also presented pieces of plate to each of the captains of the vessels of the rescuing fleet. He was awarded the O.B.E. He died at his residence, Laburnum Cottage, Upton Park, Chester.
(Source:- Liverpool Echo 10th April 1934 & Dundee Courier 11th March 1914)
(Source:- Liverpool Echo 10th April 1934 & Dundee Courier 11th March 1914)
He was a Master Mariner and was Captain of the Leyland Line Steamer S.S. Devonian, of Liverpool. He was part of the rescue of the S.S. Volturno, which had caught fire in the North Atlantic and had been abandoned on 9th October 1913. His ship rescued 59 survivors. He was awarded by the King, along with 231 officers and other men the silver medal for gallantry. The Board of Trade also presented pieces of plate to each of the captains of the vessels of the rescuing fleet. He was awarded the O.B.E. He died at his residence, Laburnum Cottage, Upton Park, Chester.
(Source:- Liverpool Echo 10th April 1934 & Dundee Courier 11th March 1914)
(Source:- Liverpool Echo 10th April 1934 & Dundee Courier 11th March 1914)
Inscription
In
Dear Memory Of
ROGER,
The Beloved Son Of
A.W.V. And A.E. TRANT
Born June 7. 1910
Died Oct. 1. 1925.
"Quit Ye Like Men."
Also
ALFRED W. V. TRANT O.B.E.
Master Mariner
Died April 9th 1934,
Aged 67 Years.
Also
MARY VINCENT TRANT
1898 - 1972
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